A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a policeman shot dead by the IRA in the North almost 30 years ago.

The British government bowed under terrorist pressure by sanctioning a dangerous scheme of separating loyalist and republican prisoners at a Northern Ireland jail, a new report claimed today.

The alleged leader of the Real IRA is expected to go on trial for directing terrorism in January next year.

The alleged leader of Irish republican splinter group the Real IRA, was due to appear in court today where a date would be set for his trial for directing terrorism.